document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=998734>Question 998734</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah is twice as old as her youngest brother. If the difference between their ages is 15 years, how old is her youngest brother?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #616483 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=616483\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Sarah is 2times as old as her brother, then 2*brother = Sarah<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S= 2b We are going to use this value for Sarah<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S-b= 15 In this formula, plug in the value above for Sarah:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b-b= 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b= 15 And Sarah, the problem says, is twice as old:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15*2= 30 Sarah is 30. And the problem says Sarah is 15 yrs older:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-15= 15 We have the correct answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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